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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">=Temperament Name Etymologies:=  
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===Amity:===
Origin: Pre-Middle-Path
Meaning: A restructuring of the words "acute minor third." The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.


===Blackwood:===  
===Blackwood:===  
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Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady
Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.
===Meantone:===
Origin: Really really old
Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.


===Negri:===  
===Negri:===  
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Origin: Pre-Middle-Path&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A restructuring of the words &amp;quot;acute minor third.&amp;quot; The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc2"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Blackwood:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 --&gt;Blackwood:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc2"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Father:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 --&gt;Father:&lt;/h3&gt;
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  Origin: 2000s?&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: 2000s?&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A combination of the words &amp;quot;fourth&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;third.&amp;quot; This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A combination of the words &amp;quot;fourth&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;third.&amp;quot; This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc3"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mavila:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 --&gt;Mavila:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc4"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mavila:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 --&gt;Mavila:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc4"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 --&gt;Negri:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc5"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Meantone:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 --&gt;Meantone:&lt;/h3&gt;
Origin: Really really old&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Negri:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc5"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Orwell:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 --&gt;Orwell:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:14:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc7"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Orwell:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:14 --&gt;Orwell:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: 2001, Gene Smith&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: 2001, Gene Smith&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Porcupine:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Porcupine:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:16:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc8"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Porcupine:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:16 --&gt;Porcupine:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: 1999? Herman Miller&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: 1999? Herman Miller&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:14:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc7"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:14 --&gt;Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:18:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc9"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:18 --&gt;Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')&lt;/h3&gt;
  Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path&lt;br /&gt;
  Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: A combination of the words &amp;quot;semi-&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sixth.&amp;quot;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
Meaning: A combination of the words &amp;quot;semi-&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;sixth.&amp;quot;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>

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=Temperament Name Etymologies:= 


===Amity:=== 
Origin: Pre-Middle-Path
Meaning: A restructuring of the words "acute minor third." The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.

===Blackwood:=== 
Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.

===Father:=== 
Origin: 2000s?
Meaning: A combination of the words "fourth" and "third." This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament.

===Mavila:=== 
Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.

===Meantone:=== 
Origin: Really really old
Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.

===Negri:=== 
Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.

===Orwell:=== 
Origin: 2001, Gene Smith
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84.

===Porcupine:=== 
Origin: 1999? Herman Miller
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.

===Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')=== 
Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path
Meaning: A combination of the words "semi-" and "sixth."

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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc1"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Amity:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->Amity:</h3>
 Origin: Pre-Middle-Path<br />
Meaning: A restructuring of the words &quot;acute minor third.&quot; The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.<br />
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc2"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Blackwood:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Blackwood:</h3>
 Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br />
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.<br />
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc3"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Father:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 -->Father:</h3>
 Origin: 2000s?<br />
Meaning: A combination of the words &quot;fourth&quot; and &quot;third.&quot; This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament.<br />
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc4"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mavila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 -->Mavila:</h3>
 Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br />
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.<br />
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc5"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Meantone:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 -->Meantone:</h3>
 Origin: Really really old<br />
Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br />
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 Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br />
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br />
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:14:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc7"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Orwell:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:14 -->Orwell:</h3>
 Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br />
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84.<br />
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 Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br />
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br />
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 Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br />
Meaning: A combination of the words &quot;semi-&quot; and &quot;sixth.&quot;</body></html>